Helper (EclipseLink 2.5.1, build 'v20130918-f2b9fc5' API Reference)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.javamodel.Helper

```
public class Helper
extends java.lang.Object
```
INTERNAL:
Purpose:To provide helper methods and constants to assist in integrating TopLink JAXB 2.0 Generation with the JDEV JOT APIs.
Responsibilities:
- Make available a map of JOT - XML type pairs
- Redirect method calls to the current JavaModel implementation as required
- Provide methods for accessing generics, annotations, etc. on a given implementaiton's classes
- Provide a dynamic proxy instance for a given JavaAnnotation in the JOT implementation (for reflection a Java SDK annotation is returned)
See Also:
org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb20.javamodel.JavaModel, org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb20.javamodel.jot.AnnotationProxy
Since:

Oracle TopLink 11.1.1.0.0

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static java.lang.String`	`ABYTE`
`static java.lang.String`	`APBYTE`
`static java.lang.String`	`BIGDECIMAL`
`static java.lang.String`	`BIGINTEGER`
`static java.lang.String`	`BOOLEAN`
`static java.lang.String`	`BYTE`
`static java.lang.String`	`CALENDAR`
`static java.lang.String`	`CHAR`
`static java.lang.String`	`CHARACTER`
`static java.lang.String`	`CLASS`
`static java.lang.String`	`DOUBLE`
`static java.lang.String`	`DURATION`
`static java.lang.String`	`FLOAT`
`static java.lang.String`	`GREGORIAN_CALENDAR`
`static java.lang.String`	`INTEGER`
`protected static java.lang.String`	`JAVA_PKG`
`protected static java.lang.String`	`JAVAX_PKG`
`protected static java.lang.String`	`JAVAX_WS_PKG`
`static JavaClass`	`JAXBELEMENT_CLASS`
`protected JavaModel`	`jModel`
`protected java.lang.ClassLoader`	`loader`
`static java.lang.String`	`LONG`
`static java.lang.String`	`OBJECT`
`static JavaClass`	`OBJECT_CLASS`
`static java.lang.String`	`PBOOLEAN`
`static java.lang.String`	`PBYTE`
`static java.lang.String`	`PDOUBLE`
`static java.lang.String`	`PFLOAT`
`static java.lang.String`	`PINT`
`static java.lang.String`	`PLONG`
`static java.lang.String`	`PSHORT`
`static java.lang.String`	`QNAME_CLASS`
`static java.lang.String`	`SHORT`
`static java.lang.String`	`SQL_DATE`
`static java.lang.String`	`SQL_TIME`
`static java.lang.String`	`SQL_TIMESTAMP`
`static java.lang.String`	`STRING`
`static java.lang.String`	`URI`
`static java.lang.String`	`URL`
`static java.lang.String`	`UTIL_DATE`
`static java.lang.String`	`UUID`
`static java.lang.String`	`XMLGREGORIANCALENDAR`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Helper(JavaModel model)
INTERNAL: This is the preferred constructor.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Helper(JavaModel model)` INTERNAL: This is the preferred constructor.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`classExistsInArray(JavaClass theClass, java.util.ArrayList<JavaClass> existingClasses)` Convenience method to determine if a class exists in a given ArrayList.
`java.lang.annotation.Annotation`	`getAnnotation(JavaHasAnnotations element, java.lang.Class annotationClass)` Returns a either a dynamic proxy instance that allows an element to be treated as an annotation (for JOT), or a Java annotation (for Reflection), or null if the specified annotation does not exist.
`java.lang.Class`	`getClassForJavaClass(JavaClass javaClass)`
`java.lang.ClassLoader`	`getClassLoader()`
`JavaClass`	`getGenericReturnType(JavaMethod meth)` Return a given method's generic return type as a JavaClass.
`JavaClass`	`getJavaClass(java.lang.Class javaClass)` Return a JavaClass instance created based the provided class.
`JavaClass`	`getJavaClass(java.lang.String javaClassName)` Return a JavaClass instance created based on fully qualified class name.
`static java.lang.String`	`getQualifiedJavaTypeName(java.lang.String javaTypeName, java.lang.String packageName)` Prepends a package name to a given java type name, if it is not already present.
`JavaClass`	`getType(JavaField field)` Returns a JavaClass instance wrapping the provided field's resolved type.
`java.util.HashMap`	`getXMLToJavaTypeMap()` Return a map of default Java types to XML types.
`boolean`	`isAnnotationPresent(JavaHasAnnotations element, java.lang.Class annotationClass)` Indicates if element contains a given annotation.
`boolean`	`isBuiltInJavaType(JavaClass jClass)` Indicates if a given JavaClass is a built-in Java type.
`boolean`	`isCollectionType(JavaClass type)`
`boolean`	`isMapType(JavaClass type)`
`void`	`setClassLoader(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)`
`void`	`setJavaModel(JavaModel model)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - loader
```
protected java.lang.ClassLoader loader
```
  - jModel
```
protected JavaModel jModel
```
  - APBYTE
```
public static final java.lang.String APBYTE
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - BIGDECIMAL
```
public static final java.lang.String BIGDECIMAL
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - BIGINTEGER
```
public static final java.lang.String BIGINTEGER
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - PBOOLEAN
```
public static final java.lang.String PBOOLEAN
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - PBYTE
```
public static final java.lang.String PBYTE
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CALENDAR
```
public static final java.lang.String CALENDAR
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHARACTER
```
public static final java.lang.String CHARACTER
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR
```
public static final java.lang.String CHAR
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - OBJECT
```
public static final java.lang.String OBJECT
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CLASS
```
public static final java.lang.String CLASS
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - PDOUBLE
```
public static final java.lang.String PDOUBLE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - PFLOAT
```
public static final java.lang.String PFLOAT
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - PINT
```
public static final java.lang.String PINT
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - PLONG
```
public static final java.lang.String PLONG
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - PSHORT
```
public static final java.lang.String PSHORT
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - QNAME_CLASS
```
public static final java.lang.String QNAME_CLASS
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - ABYTE
```
public static final java.lang.String ABYTE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - BOOLEAN
```
public static final java.lang.String BOOLEAN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - BYTE
```
public static final java.lang.String BYTE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - GREGORIAN_CALENDAR
```
public static final java.lang.String GREGORIAN_CALENDAR
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - DOUBLE
```
public static final java.lang.String DOUBLE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - FLOAT
```
public static final java.lang.String FLOAT
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - INTEGER
```
public static final java.lang.String INTEGER
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - UUID
```
public static final java.lang.String UUID
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - LONG
```
public static final java.lang.String LONG
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - SHORT
```
public static final java.lang.String SHORT
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - UTIL_DATE
```
public static final java.lang.String UTIL_DATE
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SQL_DATE
```
public static final java.lang.String SQL_DATE
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SQL_TIME
```
public static final java.lang.String SQL_TIME
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SQL_TIMESTAMP
```
public static final java.lang.String SQL_TIMESTAMP
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - DURATION
```
public static final java.lang.String DURATION
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - XMLGREGORIANCALENDAR
```
public static final java.lang.String XMLGREGORIANCALENDAR
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - URI
```
public static final java.lang.String URI
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - URL
```
public static final java.lang.String URL
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - JAVA_PKG
```
protected static final java.lang.String JAVA_PKG
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - JAVAX_PKG
```
protected static final java.lang.String JAVAX_PKG
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - JAVAX_WS_PKG
```
protected static final java.lang.String JAVAX_WS_PKG
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - JAXBELEMENT_CLASS
```
public static JavaClass JAXBELEMENT_CLASS
```
  - OBJECT_CLASS
```
public static JavaClass OBJECT_CLASS
```
- Constructor Detail
  - Helper
```
public Helper(JavaModel model)
```
    INTERNAL: This is the preferred constructor. This constructor builds the map of XML-Java type pairs, and sets the JavaModel and ClassLoader.
    
    Parameters:
    model -
- Method Detail
  - getGenericReturnType
```
public JavaClass getGenericReturnType(JavaMethod meth)
```
    Return a given method's generic return type as a JavaClass.
    
    Parameters:
    meth -
    
    Returns:
  - getJavaClass
```
public JavaClass getJavaClass(java.lang.Class javaClass)
```
    Return a JavaClass instance created based the provided class. This assumes that the provided class exists on the classpath - null is returned otherwise.
    
    Parameters:
    javaClass -
    
    Returns:
  - getJavaClass
```
public JavaClass getJavaClass(java.lang.String javaClassName)
```
    Return a JavaClass instance created based on fully qualified class name. This assumes that a class with the provided name exists on the classpath - null is returned otherwise.
    
    Parameters:
    javaClassName -
    
    Returns:
  - getXMLToJavaTypeMap
```
public java.util.HashMap getXMLToJavaTypeMap()
```
    Return a map of default Java types to XML types.
    
    Returns:
  - getAnnotation
```
public java.lang.annotation.Annotation getAnnotation(JavaHasAnnotations element,
                                            java.lang.Class annotationClass)
```
    Returns a either a dynamic proxy instance that allows an element to be treated as an annotation (for JOT), or a Java annotation (for Reflection), or null if the specified annotation does not exist. Intended to be used in conjunction with isAnnotationPresent.
    
    Parameters:
    element -
    annotationClass -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    isAnnotationPresent
  - getType
```
public JavaClass getType(JavaField field)
```
    Returns a JavaClass instance wrapping the provided field's resolved type.
    
    Parameters:
    field -
    
    Returns:
  - isAnnotationPresent
```
public boolean isAnnotationPresent(JavaHasAnnotations element,
                          java.lang.Class annotationClass)
```
    Indicates if element contains a given annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    element -
    annotationClass -
    
    Returns:
  - isBuiltInJavaType
```
public boolean isBuiltInJavaType(JavaClass jClass)
```
    Indicates if a given JavaClass is a built-in Java type. A JavaClass is considered to be a built-in type if: 1 - the XMLToJavaTypeMap map contains a key equal to the provided JavaClass' raw name 2 - the provided JavaClass' raw name starts with "java." 3 - the provided JavaClass' raw name starts with "javax.", with the exception of "javax.xml.ws."
    
    Parameters:
    jClass -
    
    Returns:
  - setClassLoader
```
public void setClassLoader(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)
```
  - setJavaModel
```
public void setJavaModel(JavaModel model)
```
  - getClassLoader
```
public java.lang.ClassLoader getClassLoader()
```
  - getClassForJavaClass
```
public java.lang.Class getClassForJavaClass(JavaClass javaClass)
```
  - classExistsInArray
```
public boolean classExistsInArray(JavaClass theClass,
                         java.util.ArrayList<JavaClass> existingClasses)
```
    Convenience method to determine if a class exists in a given ArrayList.
  - getQualifiedJavaTypeName
```
public static java.lang.String getQualifiedJavaTypeName(java.lang.String javaTypeName,
                                        java.lang.String packageName)
```
    Prepends a package name to a given java type name, if it is not already present.
    
    Parameters:
    javaTypeName - Java type name that may/may not contain 'packageName'
    packageName - package name to prepend to javaTypeName if not already
    
    Returns:
    fully qualified java type name
  - isCollectionType
```
public boolean isCollectionType(JavaClass type)
```
  - isMapType
```
public boolean isMapType(JavaClass type)
```

Class Helper

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

loader

jModel

APBYTE

BIGDECIMAL

BIGINTEGER

PBOOLEAN

PBYTE

CALENDAR

CHARACTER

CHAR

OBJECT

CLASS

PDOUBLE

PFLOAT

PINT

PLONG

PSHORT

QNAME_CLASS

STRING

ABYTE

BOOLEAN

BYTE

GREGORIAN_CALENDAR

DOUBLE

FLOAT

INTEGER

UUID

LONG

SHORT

UTIL_DATE

SQL_DATE

SQL_TIME

SQL_TIMESTAMP

DURATION

XMLGREGORIANCALENDAR

URI

URL

JAVA_PKG

JAVAX_PKG

JAVAX_WS_PKG

JAXBELEMENT_CLASS

OBJECT_CLASS

Constructor Detail

Helper

Method Detail

getGenericReturnType

getJavaClass

getJavaClass

getXMLToJavaTypeMap

getAnnotation

getType

isAnnotationPresent

isBuiltInJavaType

setClassLoader

setJavaModel

getClassLoader

getClassForJavaClass

classExistsInArray

getQualifiedJavaTypeName

isCollectionType

isMapType